Product Design Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Product Design BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University - 10% 5% £9250 £15860 £16655 130 Sheffield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Industrial Design BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering with Placement BSc (Hons) Brunel University 61% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design and Manufacture including an Integrated Study Abroad Year MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 80% 5% 4% £9250 £28600 158 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) University of East London 63% 16% 5% £9250 £13920 £14580 90 London On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering (with a Year in Industry) MEng (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 76% 0% 5% £9250 £22000 158 Belfast On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design and Manufacture BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 80% 15% 5% £9250 £28600 151 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Industrial Design BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 76% 7% 3% £9250 £27250 159 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) University of East London - 8% 7% £9250 £13920 £14580 98 London On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering MDes Brunel University 76% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Product Design and Manufacture including an Integrated Study Abroad Year BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 90% 5% 4% £9250 £28600 158 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 86% 0% 2% £9250 £17150 143 Nottingham On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design and Technology BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 0% 2% £9250 £27250 164 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Ravensbourne University London 70% 20% 10% £9250 £16500 £17000 121 London On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 69% 5% 5% £9250 £18800 123 Poole On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design Engineering MEng University of Strathclyde - 5% 0% £9250 £26700 220 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) University of Sussex 92% 0% 5% £9250 £25000 149 Brighton On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 86% 0% 15% £9250 £17150 121 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University - 0% 0% £9000 £15000 £16000 139 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering. MEng (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast - 0% 5% £9250 £22000 158 Belfast On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 40% 0% 20% £9250 £15250 £15750 132 Leicester On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering (with placement year) MEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 5% 0% £9250 £27250 151 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design BA (Hons) University of Sussex 92% 0% 5% £9250 £25000 149 Brighton On campus Full-time
Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 62% 0% 10% £9250 £20200 £19200 146 Portsmouth On campus Full-time Sandwich
Sustainable Product Design BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 5% £9250 £15000 £15150 128 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Product Design BDes (Hons) Glasgow School of Art 53% 5% 5% £9250 £21360 175 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design BDes (Hons) Ulster University 92% 0% 5% £9250 £15840 £16320 135 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Industrial Design (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 85% 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) University of Brighton - 4% 8% £9250 £13842 141 Brighton On campus Full-time Sandwich
Industrial Design (with placement year) BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 76% 7% 3% £9250 £27250 159 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
3D Design and Craft BA (Hons) University of Brighton 79% 4% 5% £9250 £13842 178 Brighton On campus Full-time
Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial year BEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 71% 5% 0% £9250 £28600 166 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial Year MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 100% 5% 0% £9250 £28600 158 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design (with an industrial placement year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 92% 0% 5% £9250 £25000 149 Brighton On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 86% 2% 5% £9250 £17150 114 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 86% 0% 9% £9250 £17150 151 Nottingham On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design (with an industrial placement year) BSc (Hons) University of Sussex 92% 0% 0% £9250 £25000 149 Brighton On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons) University of Strathclyde 95% 5% 5% £9250 £26700 197 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BSc (Hons) Brunel University 61% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Middlesex University 77% 20% 15% £9250 £15100 £16600 101 London On campus Full-time
Industrial Design BA (Hons) Brunel University 66% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Sustainable Product Design with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 5% £9250 £15000 £15150 128 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 72% 5% 5% £9250 £9250 £16100 £18250 132 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Furniture and Product Design BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 86% 0% 10% £9250 £17150 128 Nottingham On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design and Technology (with placement year) BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 0% 2% £9250 £27250 164 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design BA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 66% 3% 0% £9250 £34800 210 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Industrial Design with Placement BA (Hons) Brunel University 66% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time Sandwich
Industrial Design with Placement MDes Brunel University 64% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time Sandwich
Furniture and Product Design BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 72% 0% 5% £9250 £17150 113 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 5% 0% £9250 £27250 151 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) De Montfort University - 10% 15% £9250 £15250 £15750 142 Leicester On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) York St John University 91% 5% 17% £9250 £14000 122 York On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 5% 0% £9250 £27250 162 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Product Design and Innovation MSc University of Strathclyde 92% 0% 5% £9250 £26700 209 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering (with a Year in Industry) BEng (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast - 0% 0% £9250 £22000 158 Belfast On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University 77% 0% 10% £9250 £18800 120 Poole On campus Full-time
Industrial Design (with Professional Practice Year) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 85% 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 75% 0% 10% £9250 £22000 158 Belfast On campus Full-time
Industrial Design (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Industrial Design MDes Brunel University 64% 1% 16% £9250 £21470 £23615 122 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Product Design and Manufacture MEng (Hons) The University of Nottingham 71% 0% 4% £9250 £28600 158 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product Design BDes (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 75% 5% 5% £9250 £17580 £19340 178 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering (with placement year) BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 76% 5% 0% £9250 £27250 162 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design BSc (Hons) University of Dundee - 0% 5% £9250 £20900 £21900 195 Dundee On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Strathclyde - 10% 5% £9250 £26700 203 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University - 10% 15% £9000 £15000 £16000 128 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Product Design and Technology with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 3% 2% £9250 - 161 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) University of Chester 89% 0% 0% £9250 - 125 Chester On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 72% 10% 25% £9250 - 109 Northampton On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 68% 4% 0% £9250 - 129 Leeds On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 74% 15% 5% £9250 - 130 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 66% 5% 0% £9250 - 133 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Product Design with Arts Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Lincoln - 7% 6% £9250 - 131 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Product Design (Welsh-medium course) BSc (Hons) Bangor University - 5% 10% £9000 - 144 Bangor On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Istituto Marangoni 84% - 12% £14100 £19300 98 London On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Coventry University 87% 5% 0% £9250 - 113 Coventry On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Chester 89% 5% 5% £9250 - 125 Chester On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) Bangor University 90% 10% 10% £9000 - 135 Bangor On campus Full-time
Product Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 72% 7% 11% £6780 £9250 - 109 Northampton On campus Full-time
Engineering Product Design BSc (Hons) London South Bank University 76% 5% 10% £9250 - 126 London On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University 81% 10% 13% £9000 - 134 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 7% 10% - - 125 Manchester On campus Full-time
Sustainable Product Design BA (Hons) Falmouth University 74% 6% 8% - - 150 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Glasgow - 5% 5% - - 218 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Glasgow - 5% 0% - - 224 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 95% 2% 8% - - 147 Manchester On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 69% 2% 0% - - 164 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Product Design BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 47% 2% 10% - - 145 Manchester On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering With Foundation Year BEng Canterbury Christ Church University 63% - 35% £9250 - 106 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 76% 2% 0% - - 164 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Product and Industrial Design BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 84% - 0% £9250 - 165 London On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design and Craft BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 85% 2% 5% - - 145 Manchester On campus Full-time
Product Design BSc (Hons) University of Leeds - 0% 0% - - 188 Leeds On campus Full-time
Product Design Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 76% 2% 0% - - 164 Liverpool On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design Engineering BEng (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - 0% £9250 - 113 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product Design Technology BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 81% 0% 0% - - 130 Bristol On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design Technology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 81% 3% 3% - - 142 Bristol On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) University of Liverpool 92% 2% 0% - - 164 Liverpool On campus Full-time Sandwich
Product Design (Sandwich) BA (Hons) Istituto Marangoni - - - £14100 £18000 - London On campus Full-time
Product Design FdA Cardiff and Vale College - - - £7500 £15000 - Rumney On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
68 /100
88191 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Product Design

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22026 £20642 £23647
25-75 percentile range £19981 - £25079 £15690 - £25205 £17662 - £30075
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Product Design courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22163 £21468 £24761
25-75 percentile range £19666 - £25013 £16557 - £25956 £18572 - £30560
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Product Design

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

Among graduates of Product Design who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Typical employers for graduates of Product Design

  • Industrial and Domestic Product Manufacturers
  • Car Manufacturers
  • Point of sale Designers
  • Retailers

Jobs of graduates of Product Design (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Product Design at Anglia Ruskin University

30% Elementary occupations
10% Design occupations
10% Administrative occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
10% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Media Professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Product Design

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Product Design, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Product Design is the study of/training in the design of industrial and consumer products to meet aesthetic, functional and commercial requirements.

The median salary of graduates of Product Design was £22026 15 months after graduation, £20642 3 years after graduation and £23647 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Product Design studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Master of Design - MDes
  • Master of Engineering - MEng
  • Bachelor of Design (Honours) - BDes (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA